Alert | Cyclone Nisarga comes calling 110 kmph speed

• Fear of another devastation after Coronavirus
• The cyclone will bring with it spells of heavy rainfall across the coastal west Indian states.

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New Delhi: After Covid-19, people are worrying about the Nisarga Cyclone now and in Mumbai today already more than 2000 people evacuated. Cyclone Nisarga is approaching North Maharashtra coast with a speed of 110 km per hour said India Meteorological Department (IMD) in a bulletin. It will affect north Maharashtra and southern Gujarat severely.

As it approaches Mumbai, around 2,000 people living in the informal settlements in low lying areas have been shifted to safer locations as a precautionary measure. Prohibitory orders are clamped in Mumbai. Police and other security forces are out in full swing to ensure people don't step out to the sea fronts, promenades or beaches and other open spaces.

All emergency services, the police, fire brigade, NDRF and SDRF, army, navy, airforce, coast-guard, home-guards and others are fully geared for the anticipated fallout of the cyclone.

Limited flight operations from Mumbai operation
The Mumbai International Airport Ltd. announced on Wednesday that it will operate only 19 flights - including 11 outgoing - instead of the regular 50 daily, in view of the cyclone. The flights shall be operated by Air India, AirAsia, IndiGo, GoAir and SpiceJet subject to possible last-minute changes in schedules.

Passengers are advised to check the flight status regularly. Mumbai has been battered by continuous rains since Tuesday evening and today morning, several low lying were inundated in the city and suburbs.

Heavy rains forecast across west Maharashtra
As per the forecasts, extremely heavy rainfall of more than 200 mm is likely in some areas of coastal and Madhya Maharashtra on Wednesday. Goa and coastal Karnataka and adjoining district could also see heavy rainfall of 100 mm or more. The IMD also forecasts extremely heavy rainfall in isolated places of Mumbai, Palghar, Thane and Raigad districts.
(Agencies)